{"product_id":"villa-deste-style","title":"Villa D'Este Style","description":"World-renowned for its sublime beauty and aura of enchantment  Lake Como in Northern Italy has inspired poets  writers  and artists from the time of Virgil  while luring travelers to its shores. For nearly five centuries  visitors of celebrity  fortune  and power have come to rest  revel  and marvel at Villa dEste  the luxury hotel as spectacular as the lake it graces. Named the best hotel in Europe by Travel \u0026amp; Leisure magazine  Villa dEste has dazzled an impressive array of guests  including King Leopold of Belgium  Caroline of Monaco  Evita Peron  Clark Gable  Frank Sinatra  and Alfred Hitchcock. Today  this top resort destination is famed for its breathtaking gardens  its unique floating swimming pool  its exceptional cuisine  and its gala celebrations. But Villa dEste also boasts a fascinating history filled with intrigue  passion  murder and mystery.  Villa dEste Style opens the doors of the celebrated hotel to reveal the secrets of its colorful past and luxurious lifestyle. Jean Salvadore  public relations director at Villa dEste for more than three decades  delves into the estates private archives to present an unprecedented guided tour. From its birth in 1568 as Villa Garrovo  a summer estate commissioned by a prominent cardinal; to its christening as Villa dEste in 1815 by its most famous resident  Caroline of Brunswick-the estranged wife of Englands King George IV; to its debut as a hotel in 1873  the early life of Villa dEste unfolds through vintage sepia-toned photo-graphs and evocative line drawings. From its annual \"Midsummer Night\" extravaganza to its acclaimed cooking school; from its popularity with the Hollywood glitterati to its sensuous yet understated guest rooms  todays Villa dEste comes alive in more than 100 glorious  full-color photographs. Throughout  engaging anecdotes capture the essence of the hotel-its splendor and grandeur  its devotion to the personal and its undercurrents of daring. The walls of Villa dEste have many astounding stories to tell-including the truth about the notorious murder at the Biki fashion show and the elaborate ruse behind the erotic photo shoot for Helmut Newtons provocative illustrated book classic  White Women.  For armchair travelers  connoisseurs of Italian history  design  and lifestyle  and all enthralled by the inside scoop on the rich and famous  Villa dEste Style is the ideal escape. With a preface by Jean Marc Droulers  Villa dEstes C.E.O. for the last 24 years  and a foreword by Joseph Heller  acclaimed novelist  playwright  and author of Catch-22  this exquisite book stands as a tribute to a resort hotel truly in a class of its own.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44669275308085,"sku":"ByrdShop_0847822621","price":83.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0847822621_c9d5f2c8-a6b7-47b1-8631-aebb327bd5d4.jpg?v=1768382935","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/villa-deste-style","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}